Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
February 17, 2012
Submitted
February 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
251
Aircraft time
43,042 hours, 30,451 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4E1
Part
Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Hmu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FL 390, NR 2 ENGINE QUIT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL BUT CLOSE TO IDLE POWER. DESCENDED TO FL 290, NORMAL OPERATION RETURNED PASSING FL 320. FLEW REST OF FLIGHT AT FL 300. TEMP AT FL 390 WAS -55C. SUMPED ALL FUEL TANKS, NO EXCESSIVE WATER CONTAMINATION FOUND, CHECKED FUEL HEATER SYS FOR PROPER OPERATION, IAW AMM 73-15-00-05, OPS NORMAL. CHECKED PS4 LINE AND FOUND IT LOOSE AT THE HMU, PURGED INSTALLED AND TIGHTENED PS4 LINE. RAN ENGINE IAW JRH AT VARIOUS POWER SETTING, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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